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Himalayan Climbs Himalaya - Karakoram - Hindu Kush

Climbs in the Himalaya,
Karakoram and
Hindu Kush mountains

Our mountaineering database includes climbs on Everest, Manaslu, Kamet, the Muztagh Tower, Trango Towers, Meru, Shivling, Gurla Mandhata and many other peaks. If you've made a climb in the region and it isn't included, please help by submitting your ascent.

Annapurna I (8091m)

First ascent of South Face Direct

9 October 2013

Climbed by Ueli Steck

Himalaya mountains, Nepal

Joint winner of the Piolets d'Or 2014

Ueli Steck, climbing solo, has made the first ascent of the South Face Direct on Annapurna in a 28-hour round trip. He followed the line first attempted by Pierre Béghin and Christophe Lafaille in 1992.

A team of Indian and British climbers made the first ascent of Chamsen Kangri in the Saser Kangri massif of the Eastern Karakoram mountains, Ladakh. Andy Parkin was injured by an avalanche on the approach to the climb and had to be evacuated by helicopter.

First ascent of K6 West (7040m)

North-West Face

29 July 2013

Climbed by Rafael Slawinski, Ian Welsted

Karakoram mountains, Pakistan

Joint winner of the Piolets d'Or 2014

Canadian climbers Rafael Slawinski and Ian Welsted have made the first ascent of K6 West in the Charakusa Valley of Pakistan's Karakoram mountains. The mountain had previously rebuffed several attempts by strong teams.